Fidel Castro

Cuban revolutionary leader

Modern influential 191 sayings

Sayings by Fidel Castro

We do not believe in bourgeois democracy. We believe in the democracy of the people, of the workers, of the peasants.

1960 — Speech at the United Nations
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I am not interested in personal power, I am interested in the power of the people.

1959 — Speech at the Plaza de la Revolución
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The revolution is beautiful. It is the most beautiful thing that can happen to a people.

1965 — Interview with Lee Lockwood, 'Castro's Cuba, Cuba's Fidel'
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We will not give up a single inch of our territory. We will not give up a single principle of our revolution.

1961 — Speech during the Bay of Pigs invasion
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I am not an optimist. I am a realist. I believe in the triumph of the revolution.

1987 — Interview with Gianni Minà
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The revolution has no time for personal problems. The revolution has no time for individual interests.

1960 — Speech at the University of Havana
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I am prepared to die for my country. I am prepared to die for the revolution.

1962 — Speech during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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The greatest glory of the revolution is not to have defeated imperialism, but to have created a new man.

1963 — Speech on the 10th anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack
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We are not going to give up our principles for anything in the world. We are not going to betray our people.

1995 — Speech to the United Nations
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The revolution is not a finished product. The revolution is a continuous process.

2010 — Interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
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I am not a fan of violence, but I am a fan of justice.

1957 — Interview with Herbert L. Matthews, The New York Times
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The revolution is a school. The revolution is a university. The revolution is a laboratory.

1959 — Speech at the University of Havana
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We will resist. We will overcome. We will win.

1962 — Speech during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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I believe in the triumph of good over evil. I believe in the triumph of justice over injustice.

1960 — Speech at the United Nations
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The revolution is a permanent struggle. The revolution is a permanent revolution.

1975 — Speech at the First Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
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We are not going to negotiate with the United States. We are not going to surrender to the United States.

1961 — Speech during the Bay of Pigs invasion
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I am a soldier of the revolution. I am a soldier of the people.

1959 — Speech at the Plaza de la Revolución
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The revolution is a torrent that sweeps away everything in its path.

1963 — Speech on the 10th anniversary of the Moncada Barracks attack
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We are not going to return to the past. We are going to build the future.

2002 — Speech at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
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The revolution is a science. The revolution is an art. The revolution is a philosophy.

1960 — Speech at the University of Havana
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